AUBURN, Alabama -- The forecast for Saturday's 3 p.m. season opener at Jordan-Hare Stadium has threatened rain all week, with the current forecast sitting at a 50 percent chance of rain, according to WSFA.

If rain doesn't arrive on Saturday, it will come as no surprise in a state where the weather is always changing, but in case the rain clouds come, AL.com's Brandon Marcello and Joel A. Erickson offer their thoughts on how it could change the game.